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A fund has been established for Chance Moody at the First State Bank of Brownsboro. Moody was involved in a construction accident while at work and has no medical insurance. For more information contact Janice Chambers, 903-852- 7158.

Country Music at Poynor Civic Center- First Thursday, Free Admission, Thursday, November 1. Frankston Health Care Center will prepare chicken and dumplings, English pea salad, and corn bread. The meal will be served from 6-7:30 PM. Donations for the food will benefit the residents of Frankston Healthcare Center. Anyone who wishes may bring a dessert. For further information call 903-876-5449. Music from 6:30-9:30 PM featuring The Country Gents. Open Mic.

Do You Feel Lucky? Well, do you Cowboys fans? Here is your chance to win a bit of Dallas Cowboys history! Win a football autographed by Randy White. Raffle tickets may be purchased at any Brownsboro Jr. High or High School home football game as well as at Brownsboro Elementary. Individual tickets cost $1 or you can buy 6 for $5. The drawing will be held Nov. 2, 2007 at halftime. Proceeds will benefit the 2007- 2008 Senior Lock-In.

Brownsboro Girls Little Dribblers will be having their Annual Organizational Meeting, Sunday, November 4 at 2 PM in the Old Intermediate Gym. We invite and encourage all coaches and parents that are interested in the league to attend. If any questions, please contact Shawn Tedford at (903)275-1363 or (903)852-5061.

An Inconvenient Truth, the Academy Award winning documentary, will be shown in Athens on Monday, November 5, at the Lakeview Lodge at 6:30 PM. The film, by Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore, is being presented by the East Texas Environmental Concerns Organization free to the public. The Lakeview Lodge is at 1801 Flat Creek Road (FM 2495) next to Argon Medical.

Brownsboro Junior High Parent Meeting for 8th grade graduation party will be Tuesday, Nov. 6 at 6:30 PM in the school cafeteria. Any questions or for more info. call Kim Fleming at 903-849-3905 or Trayce West at 903-852-7922 or Mary Bunch at903-445-4522.

Chandler 4-H Club will meet Tuesday, November 6 at 7 PM at Faith Baptist Church in Chandler. New members are always welcome. Call 903-681- 3161 for more information.

Larue and Moore Station A.A.R.P. #5345 will meet Tuesday, Nov. 6 in the Antioch Baptist Church cafeteria. The Board of Directors meeting will be at 6 PM followed by the regular meeting at 6:30. Anyone 50 and over is welcome to attend.

Attention Brownsboro Young Farmers and all interested parties: The Sandyland District Leadership Development Events will take place at TVCC on November 6 at 11 AM. This is open to any student.The County Broiler Entries are due for the Henderson County Livestock Show on November 12. On November 17 at 9AM, the Area VIII Leadership Development Events will be taking place in Hillsboro. On November 27, Brownsboro will be hosting the Hog Validations for Major Shows from 4-7 PM.

The Corsicana Sunset Lions Navarro College LEO Club will be hosting the Jim Jones Memorial Deer Hunters' BBQ. The event will be taking place on Thursday, November 8, 2007 from 5 P.M. to 8 P.M. in the Corsicana High School Commons, which is located at 3701 West HWY 22. There will be a live auction and BBQ ben efiting Navarro County. In addition, they will be raffling off a Howa Model 1500 Deer Rifle .270 cal. Win with Var. 3-9x42 scope. The drawing will take place at 8 P.M. and you need not be present to win. Meal tickets, which include one raffle ticket, are $5.00 and additional raffle tickets are $1.00.

The Quilters Guild of East Texas will host their monthly meeting Thursday, November 8 at 9:30 AM for the social and 10 AM for the meeting, at Pollard United Methodist Church, 3030 New Copeland Rd, Tyler. The speaker, Sue Garman will present a program on "The Design Process". She will also teach a class on Friday, November 9. Contact Cheryl Pontius at 903-882-4063 for more information. The evening meeting will be at 7PM on November 8. Guild member Carol Brown will present a program on "Miniature Quilts". Show and share. Guests welcome at a small fee. http://www.qgetx.org

Bluegrass Gospel Weekend, Saturday, November 10 at the Texas Gospel Music Hall, located at 6513 HWY 19 S, Athens. The concert starts at 6 P.M., but the doors open at 5. Guest entertainers will be The Hogwallow Boys & The Hubbards. Reserved seat tickets are $15, General Admission Advance is $12, and tickets at the door will be $15. Tickets are available in Athens at Music Hall, 903-677- 2492 and First State Bank on the square. For more info. call 903- 677-2492 or 903-675-5217.

Community-wide Veteran's Day Tribute on November 11 at the First Baptist Church in Ben Wheeler. Special guest speaker, State Representative Dan Flynn. Bring a covered dish for fellowship dinner starting at 5 PM. The ceremony program will start at 6 PM. Veterans, bring your momento to display at the memorial table. All veterans in this area are invited to attend.

Story-time for pre-schoolers resumed at the Chandler Public Library beginning Thursday, September 13, at 10:00 AM. Interested persons can call the library at 903-849-4122 for more information.

The Kickapoo Creek Kiwanis meets at noon, each Wednesday, at Piggy's Too.

The Chandler Lions Club meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month in the Chandler Community Center at 7pm. Meetings consist of dinner, meeting and a program. Anyone interested in giving back to the community through the Lions organization is invited to attend.

The Disabled American Veterans & Auxiliary meets the 2nd Monday of the month at the Senior Citizens Center, next to the Fairgrounds on Hwy. 31 east in Athens. A covered dish meal is served at 6:30pm with the meeting to follow. All members and prospective members are urged to attend. For more info contact Commander Lee Stewart at 903-549-2947 or Adjutant Kenneth Bragg at 903-852- 3429.

Interested in writing romance? The East Texas Chapter of Romance Writers of America is where to start. Chapter meetings are held the 3rd Saturday of every month. For more information, visit www.easttexasrwa.com or call 903-894-3167.

Marvin's Country & Gospel Band will perform at the Parkside Shores Club House every 1st & 3rd Monday, 6pm-8:30pm. Everyone is welcome. Admission is free. For more information or directions call Nancy James at 903-849-6638, or Gwen Gann at 903-849- 4180.

Pickin' & Grinnin' Country & Western Gospel and Bluegrass can be enjoyed the 2nd and 4th Tuesday night from 6pm-9pm, at Sunrise Shores Clubhouse. Admission is free. For more info contact Charles Hester at 903-849-6802.

The Chandler Police Explorers meet the 1st and 4th Thursday of the month at 7pm at the Chandler Police Department. For more info contact CPD Chief Reeves at 903-590-0232.

The Tyler Chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), Chapter 932, meets the 3rd Thursday of each month at Traditions Restaurant, on South Broadway, at 1900 hours. All Vietnam and Vietnam era veterans who served on active duty(for other than training purposes) between 2/28/60 and 5/7/75 (incountry Vietnam) or between 8/5/64 and 5/7/75 (for Vietnamera Veterans), and their spouses, are invited to come join us. For more info call Roger Carson at 903-570-0618 or Robbie Robertson at 903-876-4935.

Edom United Methodist Church meets every Sunday evening at 6 P.M. for "Encounters",the contemporary church service. For more information call Russel Hall at (903) 852-7181.

The Art Group meets weekly on Tuesdays 1:30pm-4:30pm in the Chandler Community Center. For more info call 903-849- 3238 or 903-852-3816.

"Brownsboro Remembered," a history of Brownsboro written by Dottie Lewis is on sale at Piggy's Too for $15 per copy.

Chandler Masonic Lodge #993 meets every 3rd Monday, at 7:30pm at the lodge located at 724 N. Broad, in Chandler.

The Chandler AARP, Chapt. # 3018, meets every 3rd Monday of the month, at 1pm, in the Chandler Community Center. All persons, 50-years and older are encouraged to attend.

The Smith County Metal Detecting Assoc. meets the 3rd Saturday of each month at 6pm at Briarcliff Village, 3403 S. Vine, in Tyler. For more info contact Bob Norman at 903-849- 6910.

The Brownsboro ISD School Board meets the 2nd Monday of the month, at 7pm, in the Administration Building. For more info call 903-852-3701.

The Chandler City Council meets in regular session on the 2nd Tuesday night of each month, at 7pm, in the Chandler City Hall.

The Brownsboro City Council meets in regular session on the second Thursday of the month, at 5pm at City Hall.

Boy Scout Troop 342 meets every Monday night, at 6:30pm., at Chandler United Methodist Church. Cub Scouts meet in the youth building of the church at 7pm.

The Moore Station City Council will hold its monthly meetings the 1st Monday of each month at 6pm in the Community Center.

The Murchison City Council meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month at the Murchison City Hall beginning at 7 P.M.For more information call (903)469-3710.

The Murchison I.S.D. School Board meetings are held the third Thursday of everymonth at 7 P.M. in the boardroom of the administration building.